Monday, October 13, 2014

Highchair Transformation

I have been searching for the perfect chair for Camden. He wants to be a big boy and sit at the island with his brothers, but I am worried he will fall off the back of the barstools we have. A few weeks ago our neighborhood had a garage sale and I went on the hunt for a few good barstools--with backs.

While I did not find any barstools, I did happen across this little gem.

A friend of mine was selling this chair at her garage sale, and when I asked how much, she said "FREE!" I told her I was willing to give her something for it and she said, "Why? It's you." It sure is a good thing to have great friends. :)

So, I hauled this chair home and resolved to give it a paint job.

When I told my husband I was going to paint the chair, he looked a bit worried. I wasn't sure why, but I would find out later.

I knew the chair was going to work out for Camden. I could scoot him up to the island and he could eat right there with his brothers. But I also knew the chair would look better if it coordinated with the other colors in our kitchen.

First I took the chair apart and Justin helped me sand it down. We used his power sander. I love that thing.

Then I gave each part of the chair a couple coats of paint.

When it came time for the hard to reach places, I pulled out one of my tiny artist brushes and used it to touch up around the seat belt. I was pretty excited that I knew just where to find my brushes after my recent organizing and labeling. Of course I had to have my iphone handy to play my tunes while I painted.

Justin was shocked when he saw my finished product. He said "I was worried when you told me you were going to paint the chair. I thought it was going to be like when you painted the rocking chairs." Ok, so maybe there have been a couple painting jobs in my past that have taken me longer to finish than they should have.

Want to know how long this one took me?

Well, for starters, I began the job the day I brought it home from the garage sale. That is the first step in tackling a daunting project.

I also may have been avoiding this...

Anyway, 2 days! I couldn't wait to use the chair, so that was a motivator too.

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I am the wife of an amazing husband who is also a great father. We have three boys and a furry Golden Retriever. I don't have everything figured out, but I enjoy writing about life as I attempt to be a better wife, mom, friend, teacher, memory keeper, and decorator. In this blog, I share my journey.